1 to behave in a particular way in order to make other people believe sth that is not true 假装；伪装；装作: You can't just pretend that the problem doesn't exist. 你不能就装作问题并不存在。Paul's not really asleep. He's just pretending. 保罗不是真的睡着了，只是装睡而已。

2 (used especially about children) to imagine that sth is true as part of a game （尤指孩子）扮，装扮: The kids were under the bed pretending to be snakes. 孩子们钻进床底下，扮作蛇。